12 Times Twitter Gave Chetan Bhagat Major Burns

Troll magnet.

Bestselling author Chetan Bhagat likes to stir things up on social media from time to time. Over the years, he's become a punching bag for Twitter users who are quick to react every time he posts something controversial or downright stupid.

On his part, Bhagat doesn't refrain from commenting on live issues, giving trolls ample opportunities to direct their fire his way over his bait-y tweets.

Here are some notable instances when the author was sent back to the pavilion.

1. Bhagat's tweet came promptly after the Indian men's cricket team beat Pakistan by six wickets where he blamed the partition for Pakistan's loss.

See Pakistan if your forefathers hadn't insisted on partition, you wouldn't have to see this day. Good Night Pak. Happens. Sorry. #IndvsPak.

8. When Bhagat penned a column -- Anatomy of an Internet trollwhere he called Indian Modi 'Bhakts' on Twitter as "sexually frustrated" single men.

"They are generally not good at talking to women. As a result, they are unlikely to know how to behave with them or woo them. They do desire women, but can't get them. In other words, if i may say so, they are sexually frustrated with no way of getting it," he wrote.

Bhagat's article gave birth to "sexually frustrated" term that is often used to troll the author.

Sir @chetan_bhagat I agree with your TOI blog. Bhakts r sexually frustrated and insecure. You r a living example.

On Monday, Bhagat tweeted a photo of his just released novel, One Indian Girl, and asked the junta to show off their phone camera skills which naturally backfired as people started photoshopping his book's cover pretty much everywhere.

12. When the author believed the odd-even car formula implemented by the AAP government in Delhi would "destroy" productivity. (It was put in place to deal with the alarming increase in pollution in the capital.)

At a time when we need economic growth and jobs, somebody decides to get half the vehicles off the roads and destroy productivity. Nice.